Testseek.com have collected 358 expert reviews of the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact and the average rating is 87%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sony Xperia Z1 Compact.
January 2014
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The editors liked
Stylish
Compact design
Cuttingedge performance
Great camera
Waterand dustresistnace (IP 58)
Excellent performance
Display and camera. Outstanding battery life. Useful powersaving and multimedia features.
Its small size makes it comfortable to use
It has a searingly powerful processor
A good camera and decent battery life. It looks brilliant too and its waterproof design means you don't need to worry about dropping it in the bath
Hot design and waterproof body
Fantastic camera
Snapdragon 800 performance
Battery life
Incredible engineering & design
Best-in-class camera experience
Great HD IPS display
Waterproof
Ideal for onehanded use
Powerful hardware
Good battery life
Dustand waterresistant
Best screen on a Sony smartphone to date
Battery is a gift that keeps on giving
Flagship performance in a compact size
Waterproof and built to last
Powerful hardware in a petite package
Excellent camera
Water- and dust-resistant
Best Sony smartphone display we've seen
Superb 20megapixel camera is easily bestinclass. Compact handset with highend
Powerful hardware. Premium design that's also water resistant. Great battery life.
Flagship-caliberspecs
Premium build quality
Long battery life
Improved display offers better viewing angles than older Sony handsets
High performance
Bright screen
Outstanding battery runtime
Temperature development
Picture quality
IP certification
The editors didn't like
Relatively small display
Minor UI issues
Glitchy haptic feedback
Cheapfeeling plastic back and fixed screen protector. No KitKat update timetable
It's not running the latest version of Android and some of Sony's software tweaks don't really add anything to the experience
Tad thicker
Downgraded flash compared to the larger flagship
Rear of the phone is a fingerprint magnet
Sony services can be pervasive
A little thick
No IR blaster
Average camera
Steep pricing
Not as friendly to the palm as curvier phones
Camera is hindered by over-processing of images
Doesn't ship with the latest version of Android
But does include bloatware
Dated
Buggy Android skin
Quiet
Low-quality speakerphone
Limited regional availability
Display quality could be better. A few software oddities.
Ideal for onehanded use, Powerful hardware, Good battery life, Dustand waterresistant
Average camera, Steep pricing
There's no doubt that big-screen devices which offer a more immersive experience of viewing multimedia, playing games, browsing the web or reading documents are enjoying massive uptake currently. However, this comes at the cost of comfortable handling as...
Abstract: “The Z1 Compact is the smallest smartphone to be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 SoC”Japanese giant Sony is making strides in the crowded smartphone market with a different strategy compared to its peers like Samsung and LG. Not only does it releas...
Published: 2014-03-19, Author: Tim , review by: techspot.com
Superb 20megapixel camera is easily bestinclass. Compact handset with highend, powerful hardware. Premium design that's also water resistant. Great battery life.
Display quality could be better. A few software oddities.
Inside the Xperia Z1 Compact you'll find an 8.74 Wh (2,300 mAh, 3.8 V) non-removable battery, which is fairly large for this class of handsets. Compared to the Xperia Z1, the Z1 Compact has a 26% smaller display paired with a 23% smaller battery, and when...
Abstract: This is, perhaps, the first credible iPhone competitor to emerge on the Android scene in recent memory. Small, waterproof, packing a 20.7 megapixel camera and a beastly Snapdragon 800 chipset, the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact is a different take on what a small...
Get the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact on Amazon It seems the companies have figured it out – smaller form factors aren't a fringe product but are in very real demand. But “mini” versions of flagships tend to lose some of what make their bigger siblings appealin...
Hot design and waterproof body, Fantastic camera, Snapdragon 800 performance, Battery life
Tad thicker, Downgraded flash compared to the larger flagship, Rear of the phone is a fingerprint magnet
Recently, most manufacturers' flagship smartphones have partnered up with compact variants, so instead of a 4.7-inch, 5-inch or 5.2-inch screen, they offer a more practical 4.3-inch display. Despite the similar screen size, Sony's Xperia Z1 Compact is in...
Gigantic performance in a small casing - the Xperia Z1 CompactSony fulfills the wish of many customers with the Xperia Z1 Compact because these "Mini" versions were only available with stripped down hardware (see HTC's One Mini, Samsung's Galaxy S4 Mini)...
Excellent performance, display and camera. Outstanding battery life. Useful powersaving and multimedia features.
Glitchy haptic feedback, cheapfeeling plastic back and fixed screen protector. No KitKat update timetable
Even with its weird-feeling plastic back and blocky proportions, the Xperia Z1 Compact is the best 4.3-inch Android phone you can buy, delivering all the features and performance of a high-end smartphone in a smaller design that's easier to manage....
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Published: 2014-02-13, Author: Michael , review by: Pocketnow.com
Powerful hardware in a petite package, Excellent camera, Water- and dust-resistant, Best Sony smartphone display we've seen
For any other 4.3-inch smartphone, we'd call that asking price a pretty steep one. As it is, we'd expect nothing less than premium-level performance from the Z1 Compact, petite package or no. Fortunately for Sony, “premium performance” is exactly what ...
Abstract: The Sony Xperia Z1 and the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact are two phones that have quite a lot in common. They share the same OmniBalance design that's typical for Sony's smartphones, they're both waterproof, and they both pack the hardware specs we've come to...
